Happy St. Patrick's Day

Hi Crafty Friends,

It's challenge time with my friends over on the CCEE Stampers challenge blog. As challenge hostess for the month, I continue to issue the challenges.

Today is St Patrick’s Day. Create a card that features either leprechauns or gnomes.

I have been having fun with creating Full Front Shaker Cards, so I decided to create another for today's challenge. To create the shaker portion of the card. I used a piece of patterned paper from Whimsy Stamps St. Patrick's Day Slimline Paper Pad, I die cut the paper using one of the rectangle dies from Picket Fence Studios Slimline Die Cutting System die set.

I used packaging from a stamp or die set that I normally would throw away,  using Picket Fence Studios Slimline Full Front Shaker die set. I filled the shaker with gold and green sequins and Picket Fence Studios Diamond Crystalline Diamonds. This was then adhered to the front of a top folding slimline card that measures 3 1/2 inches x 8 1/2 inches.

Karen Burniston recently released two St. Patrick's Day die sets ... the Good Luck Charms and Happy St. Patrick's Day word sets. I used the Gnome and Santa die set to create the leprechaun.

For the inside of the card, I used another of patterned paper included in the Whimsy Stamps Slimline St. Patrick's Day patterned paper, which I adhered to the top and bottom edges of the card.

I created a pop-up using the leprechaun & pot of cord by attaching these images to the pop up included in the Street Lantern Pop-up die set. 

Along the patterned paper on the lower edge of my card, I added the "hello" sentiment using the Hello word die set.

Don't forget to check out the CCEE Stampers blog (goes live 12 AM EST) to see the rest of the creations the CCEE Stampers created this week. You can also see more details of their creations on their individual blogs:

Anne Harmon

Liz Williams

Lois Bak

Lynn McAuley

Maryann Einam

Kelly McKown-Santi

Lucky You're My Friend

Hi everyone,

It's my turn to post a project on the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog today. St Patrick's day is less then two weeks away, so I thought I might be fun to create something with this theme this time round. My project today can be either a card or a decoration, whichever you wish. As you can see my project features Jinks the Monkey and the new Fitted Frames 4 - Curvy Ovals which are both lots of fun to create with.

Here's how I created my card:

1.  Using the Fitted Frames 4 - Curvy Ovals die set die cut the following:

• (1) Set of ovals from dark green cardstock. 
• (1) Set of ovals from green cardstock.

(Note for easier assembly apply Clear Double Sided Adhesive to the back of all the cardstock before die cutting.

2. Using the Stitched Ovals die set die cut the white cardstock.

• Carefully separate each of the the oval layers created in step 1. Take the largest dark green oval and carefully adhere this around the edge of the white oval making sure the edges of both ovals are level. TIP: If you remove just a small amount of the protective backing from the oval you are adhering to the card and get that in place and then continue removing a bit more as you go along.

• Adhere the remaining ovals to the white oval alternating from dark green to green until you cover the front of the oval. TIP: Before removing adhesive from the ovals that have curvy edges on the outside, make sure you have checked which way up they should go. 
• Set Oval aside.

3. Using the Jinks the Monkey die set die cut the following:

• (1) Solid Body from black cardstock.
• (1) Detail Body from brown cardstock
• (1) Solid Tail from black cardstock.
• (1) Detail Tail from brown cardstock.
• (1) Face from flesh/tan cardstock.
• (1) Chest from flesh/tan cardstock.
• (1) set of inner ears from flesh/tan cardstock (you will need to use the detail body for these).

• Assemble Monkey using photo above as a guide.

4. Die cut the Bowler Hat from the Props 1 die set from dark green and green cardstock. 

• Sponge around the green hat using green ink. 
• Cut the brim off the dark green hat and adhere this to the green hat, so that it becomes the band of the hat.

5. Die cut the tiny flower from the Spiral Circle Pull Card die set from dark green ink.

•  Trim down one of the petals so it becomes the stem and a 4 leaf clover. Adhere to the left side of the hat.
• Adhere hat to Monkey's head.

6. Die cut the small 4 leaf clover from the 4-Leaf Clover die set from green cardstock. 

• Sponge around 4 leaf clover using green ink.
• Shape the 4 leaf clover to give it some dimension. 
• Add 4 leaf clover to monkeys hand, by separating the brown layer from the black layer and inserting the stem in between.

7. Die cut two of the Card Stand/Easel from dark green cardstock. Adhere one to the other for added strength.

8. Adhere the four inner ovals left over from decorating the front of the card onto the back of the oval card. 

• Using black ink, stamp the sentiment from the Lucky Birthday Clear Stamp set to the centre panel.

9. Adhere the Monkey to the front of the card and place oval card onto the Card Stand/Easel.

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you have enjoyed my tutorial.

Supplies:

Elizabeth Craft Designs:

1113 Stitched Ovals

1112 Fitted Frames 4 - Curvy Ovals

793 4-Leaf Clover 

1071 Card Stand/Easel

1107 Jinks the Monkey

916 Spiral Circle Pull Card

911 Props 1

CS009 Lucky Birthday Clear Stamp Set

510 Clear Double Sided Adhesive Tape 101mm

  

Other:

Cardstock:  white; green; dark green; brown; black; flesh/tan

Inks: Peel Paint Distress Ink

Die Cutting Machine

Foam Tape

Another St Patrick’s Day Card!

Hi everyone and happy St Patrick’s Day to You!

It is challenge time over on the Alota Rubber Stamps blog. This week it is my turn to host the challenge. As it is St Patrick’s Day I decided to challenge everyone to include green on their card project.

It’s also time for another challenge with my friends CCEE Stampers challenge blog. This week our hostess Joanne Grzelak, challenge us to a St Patrick’s Day themed challenge too. We had to use a cutie patootie (critter or person) wearing something green. Green didn’t have to be the main color, but as you can see I decided to go green!

I used this cute Irish Bug from Alota Rubber stamps for my card. What could be better for St Patrick’s Day then an Irish stamp right!

I used a recent CAS sketch for the layout of my card FTL129.

Don’t forget to check out the CCEE Stampers blog (goes live 12 AM EST) to see the rest of the creations the CCEE Stampers created this week. You can also see more details of their creations on their individual blogs:

• Tosh
• Charlene
• Cindy
• Joanne
• Shirley

Stamps: Irish Bug – Alota Rubber Stamps

Paper: White; Green; Garden Variety DP – Cosmo Cricket

Other: Black Ink; Oval Nestabilities; Green Ribbon; Green Button; EK Success Fancy Flight Border Punch; Green Twine; Foam Tape; Copics

Happy St Patrick’s Day!

Hi everyone,

It’s challenge time again over on the Riley and Company blog. This week it is Laurie Clout’s turn to host the challenge. With St Patrick’s Day being just around the corner Laurie challenged us to a St Patrick’s theme … it could be an image, colors etc.

One of the first Riley’s to be released way back when Riley first came out were two stamps that were both St Patrick’s Day related so of course I just had to use those. The stamps are called St Patty’s Beer and Clover Riley. The sentiment is from the Everyday Sentiments stamp set, this set contains sentiments you might need throughout the year.

Don’t forget to check out the rest of the Design Teams blogs today so see what they created for this challenge, I am sure they will also be using some of the new stamps that are being released this week.

• #Riley and Company Blog
• Cathy Edgar
• Cindy Haffner
• Laurie Clout
• Silke Kittmann
• Therese Boyd

Stamps: St Patty’s Beer; Clover Riley; Everyday Sentiments – Riley and Company

Paper: White; Light Green; Dark Green; Origin DP – Basic Grey

Other: Black Ink; Green Twine; Button; Spellbinders Label Tag Die; Green Brad; MS Optic Dots Border Punch; Foam Tape; Copics

Wishing You Luck!

Hi all,

Are you ready for some more of those fabulous à la mode girls from MFT Stamps. I can’t get enough of these cute girls! Two new à la mode sets will be released this coming on Tuesday 15th February at 10 PM EST.

Today the MFT Design Team are featuring the à la mode Wishing You Luck stamp set.  The four leaf clover the à la mode girl is holding reminded me of St Patrick’s Day which is just around the corner so I decided to use all greens for me card.

I also used the MFT Die-namics Simply Scallops Die along the bottom of the thin panel going across my card.

Here is the inside of my card, I used one of the sentiments included in the set and also stamps part of the à la modes girl at the bottom of my card.

Check out Kim’s blog to get the list of which Design Team members are also featuring these sets on their blogs today.

I’ll be back tomorrow with another card featuring the other a la mode set to be released this week. Join us also on Tuesday Night 15th February at 10 PM EST for our WTG VIP Blog Hop which will starts on Kim's blog.

 

Stamps: à la modes Wishing You Luck – MFT Stamps

Paper: White; Light Green; Dark Green; Origin DP – Basic Grey

Die-namics: Simply Scallops Die – MFT Stamps

Other: Black Ink; Label Die; Sewing Machine; Green Brad; Foam Tape; Copics

An Alota Sketch Challenge!

Hi everyone,

Yes it is me again … it sure has been busy around here today LOL! Of course the 1st of the month means that it is challenge time over on the Alota Rubber Stamps blog. Our challenge hostess this week is Birgit Edblom. Birgit has a wonderful sketch challenge for us all to play along with.

Want to play along???? you can use any stamps you want, although if you have Alota Rubber Stamps we would love to see them on your cards.

You have until the 15th March (11.59 pm US Pacific time) to complete this challenge, you can enter as many entries as you wish for a better chance of winning!!! You have a chance of winning some wonderful stamps if you card/project is selected randomly from all the entries received.

I had so much fun with this sketch that I couldn’t stop at just the one card! For my first card I used Alota’s new “Lucky Leprechaun Man” & “Lucky Lucky Lucky Sentiment”, just perfect for those St Patrick’s Day cards which is just around the corner. I did flip the sketch to suit the layout of my image I wanted to use.

Here is the inside of my card, for this I used Alota’s “Pot of Gold” & “Irish You Sentiment”.

St Patrick’s Day Card Recipe:

Stamps: Lucky Leprechaun Man; Lucky Lucky Lucky Sentiment; Pot of Gold; Irish You Sentiment – Alota Rubber Stamps

Paper: White; Green; Origin DP – Basic Grey

Other: Black Ink; Green Brads; Tag Punches; MS Ironworks Border Punch; Foam Tape; Copics

For my second card I used one of the cute Bunny Babies and sentiments from the new “Bunny Babies Unmounted Plate”, these are just sooooooo adorable! Again I flipped the sketch, but in a different direction to the first card I created.

Here is the inside of my card, using the sentiment included in the unmounted plate I used on the front of my card. Of course I just had to get that bunny border onto my card somewhere too hehe!

  Here is the sketch if you want to play along. We would love to see what you created so don’t forget to leave a link to your card over on the Alota Rubber Stamps blog.

Recipe For Bunny Babies Card:

Stamps: Bunny Babies – Alota Rubber Stamps

Paper: White; Pink; Brown; DP

Other: Black Ink; Brown Grosgrain Ribbon; Pink Button; Curly Label Punch & Die; MS Grass Border Punch; MS Bunny Border Punch; Circle Punches; Foam Tape; Copics